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2021 AG2R Citroën Team season

AG2R Citroën Team
2021 season
AG2R Citroën Team on Stage 16 of the Tour de France
UCI codeACT
StatusUCI WorldTeam
World Tour Rank8th
Manager Vincent Lavenu (FRA)
Main sponsor(s)
Based France
BicyclesBMC[1][2]
GroupsetCampagnolo
Season victories
One-day races6
Stage race stages5
Most wins
Best ranked rider Ben O'Connor (AUS) (40th)
Jersey
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The 2021 season for the AG2R Citroën Team was the 30th season in the team's existence and the 16th consecutive season that it was a UCI WorldTeam. French automobile manufacturer Citroën joined as a title sponsor, alongside longtime title sponsor AG2R La Mondiale, a French insurance firm.[3][4]

Team roster

As of 9 October 2021.[5][6][7]
Rider Date of birth
 Clément Berthet[a] (FRA) (1997-08-02)2 August 1997 (aged 23)
 François Bidard (FRA) (1992-03-12)12 March 1992 (aged 28)
 Geoffrey Bouchard (FRA) (1992-04-01)1 April 1992 (aged 28)
 Lilian Calmejane (FRA) (1992-12-06)6 December 1992 (aged 28)
 Clément Champoussin (FRA) (1998-05-29)29 May 1998 (aged 22)
 Mikaël Cherel (FRA) (1986-03-17)17 March 1986 (aged 34)
 Benoît Cosnefroy (FRA) (1995-10-17)17 October 1995 (aged 25)
 Thomas Delphis[b] (FRA) (1999-06-01)1 June 1999 (aged 21)
 Stan Dewulf (BEL) (1997-12-20)20 December 1997 (aged 23)
 Julien Duval (FRA) (1990-05-27)27 May 1990 (aged 30)
 Mathias Frank (SUI) (1986-12-09)9 December 1986 (aged 34)
 Tony Gallopin (FRA) (1988-05-24)24 May 1988 (aged 32)
 Ben Gastauer (LUX) (1987-11-14)14 November 1987 (aged 33)
 Dorian Godon (FRA) (1996-05-25)25 May 1996 (aged 24)
 Alexis Gougeard (FRA) (1993-03-05)5 March 1993 (aged 27)
 Jaakko Hänninen (FIN) (1997-04-16)16 April 1997 (aged 23)
 Anthony Jullien (FRA) (1998-03-05)5 March 1998 (aged 22)
Rider Date of birth
 Bob Jungels (LUX) (1992-09-22)22 September 1992 (aged 28)
 Paul Lapeira[b] (FRA) (2000-02-25)25 February 2000 (aged 20)
 Lawrence Naesen (BEL) (1992-08-28)28 August 1992 (aged 28)
 Oliver Naesen (BEL) (1990-09-16)16 September 1990 (aged 30)
 Ben O'Connor (AUS) (1995-11-25)25 November 1995 (aged 25)
 Aurélien Paret-Peintre (FRA) (1996-02-27)27 February 1996 (aged 24)
 Nans Peters (FRA) (1994-03-12)12 March 1994 (aged 26)
 Nicolas Prodhomme (FRA) (1997-02-01)1 February 1997 (aged 23)
 Valentin Retailleau[b] (FRA) (2000-06-18)18 June 2000 (aged 20)
 Marc Sarreau (FRA) (1993-06-10)10 June 1993 (aged 27)
 Michael Schär (SUI) (1986-09-29)29 September 1986 (aged 34)
 Damien Touzé (FRA) (1996-07-07)7 July 1996 (aged 24)
 Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) (1985-05-17)17 May 1985 (aged 35)
 Gijs Van Hoecke (BEL) (1991-11-12)12 November 1991 (aged 29)
 Andrea Vendrame (ITA) (1994-07-20)20 July 1994 (aged 26)
 Clément Venturini (FRA) (1993-10-16)16 October 1993 (aged 27)
 Larry Warbasse (USA) (1990-01-28)28 January 1990 (aged 30)
  1. ^ Berthet joined from Delko on 1 August.[8]
  2. ^ a b c Delphis, Lapeira, and Retailleau joined as stagiaires from AG2R Citroën Team U23 Team on 1 August.[9]

Season victories

Date Race Competition Rider Country Location Ref.
31 January Grand Prix La Marseillaise UCI Europe Tour  Aurélien Paret-Peintre (FRA)  France Marseille [38]
27 February UAE Tour, Sprints classification UCI World Tour  Tony Gallopin (FRA)  United Arab Emirates [39]
20 May Giro d'Italia, Stage 12 UCI World Tour  Andrea Vendrame (ITA)  Italy Bagno di Romagna [40][41]
30 May Giro d'Italia, Mountains classification UCI World Tour  Geoffrey Bouchard (FRA)  Italy [42][43]
10 June Route d'Occitanie, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour  Andrea Vendrame (ITA)  France Lacaune-les-Bains [44]
13 June Route d'Occitanie, Points classification UCI Europe Tour  Andrea Vendrame (ITA)  France [45]
15 June Paris–Camembert UCI Europe Tour  Dorian Godon (FRA)  France Camembert [46]
4 July Tour de France, Stage 9 UCI World Tour  Ben O'Connor (AUS)  France Tignes [47][48]
18 August Tour du Limousin, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour  Dorian Godon (FRA)  France Payzac [49]
29 August Bretagne Classic Ouest–France UCI World Tour  Benoît Cosnefroy (FRA)  France Ploauy [50][51]
4 September Tour du Jura UCI Europe Tour  Benoît Cosnefroy (FRA)  France Lons-le-Saunier [52]
4 September Vuelta a España, Stage 20 UCI World Tour  Clément Champoussin (FRA)  Spain Mos (Castro de Herville) [53][54]
5 September Tour du Doubs UCI Europe Tour  Dorian Godon (FRA)  France Pontarlier [55]
17 October Boucles de l'Aulne UCI Europe Tour  Stan Dewulf (BEL)  France Châteaulin [56]

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